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Endoscopy 2003; 35(8): 718
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41510
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Ascaris Lumbricoides in the Stomach

S.  Vernace 1 , C.  Maltz 1
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatic Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, USA
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20 August 2003 (online)

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Figure 1 An 81-year-old Chinese-born man, with a history of lung cancer for which he had received both radiation and chemotherapy, underwent upper endoscopy for odynophagia. When the stomach was entered, a motile tubular structure with tapered ends and approximately 6 mm diameter and 20 cm length was noted. This had the appearance of Ascaris lumbricoides. The patient was treated with one dose of albendazole without effect on his symptoms.

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